Kumonosujō /
蜘蛛巢城 /
A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, directed by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), sets Shakespeare's definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. The film fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh Theater to create a...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Dual-format edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
190. |
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| Summary: | A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, directed by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), sets Shakespeare's definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. The film fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh Theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience. |
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| Item Description: | Based on Shakespears's Macbeth. Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. Special features: Commentary (featuring Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck); Akira Kurosawa: it is wonderful to create (documentary on the making of the film, part of the Toho Masterworks series); Trailer; Two alternate English subtitle translations by Japanese-film translator Linda Hoaglund and Kurosawa expert Donald Richie. Booklet featuring essay by film historian Stephen Prince and notes on the subtitling by Hoaglund and Richie. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD video; region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital. |
| Production Credits: | Music, Masaru Sato ; cinematography, Asakazu Nakai. |
| ISBN: | 9781604658033 1604658037 1681430444 9781681430447 |